Sunday, August 31, 2014

Michael Sam,
the first openly gay athlete drafted into the NFL, was cut by the St. Louis
Rams as the team trimmed its roster ahead of the start of the 2014 season,
according to multiple reports. The news emerged on Saturday shortly before the
NFL's 4 p.m. ET deadline to finalize rosters and trim them down to 53 players.

At a press
conference following the announcement, Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher said that
Sam was notified of his release on Saturday, who replied "Thanks for the
opportunity." Fisher said the decision to release Sam was "a football
decision," and, "I was pulling for him, but it didn't work out."
Asked about how Sam's time with the Rams was, Fisher said, "There was no
distraction. Mike fit in very, very well. He was fun to be around. No issues."Atleast he still made history, so congrats to him and hope others will step out and say it and be proud of what they are.